Russell Investments Group Ltd. Has $11.11 Million Stock Holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 140.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 161,569 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 94,279 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned approximately 0.08% of TransUnion worth $11,107,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of TRU. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in TransUnion in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 569.3% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 937 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 797 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its holdings in TransUnion by 35.0% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,544 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in TransUnion in the third quarter valued at about $120,000.

TransUnion Trading Up 3.5 %

Shares of TransUnion stock traded up $2.67 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $79.74. 1,550,204 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,708,135. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $42.09 and a 52-week high of $82.75. The company has a fifty day moving average of $76.33 and a 200-day moving average of $68.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.61.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $977.62 million. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 14.26% and a negative net margin of 7.02%. Sell-side analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, May 17th will be given a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -29.37%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other TransUnion news, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction of $117,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 22,033 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,720,777.30. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total value of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 75,099 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,105,548.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 15,275 shares of company stock valued at $1,204,538 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.28% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on TRU. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on TransUnion from $69.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 17th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 9th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, TransUnion presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $83.60.

About TransUnion

TransUnion operates as a global consumer credit reporting agency that provides risk and information solutions. The company operates through U.S. Markets, International, and Consumer Interactive segments. The U.S. Markets segment provides consumer reports, actionable insights, and analytic services to businesses, which uses its services to acquire new customers; assess consumer ability to pay for services; identify cross-selling opportunities; measure and manage debt portfolio risk; collect debt; verify consumer identities; and mitigate fraud risk.